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Meme: 30 Days of Fanfic
Sep. 15th, 2015 01:22 pmIn an effort to put some content on this page that isn't exchange letters, I'd thought I'd give this a try.
1 - How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
I discovered fanfic during my time on CompuServe. I think my then boyfriend is the one who introduced me. He kept trying to get me into anime—a futile effort, it turned out—and somehow I learned about a fanfic sequel to the one show I was able to tolerate. Through steps that have been lost in the mists of time, I segued from there to the Forever Knight mailing list, and then rapidly to the Highlander and Sliders mailing lists, through which I lapped up every bit of fanfic anyone posted.
My very first fanfic was a Sliders/Highlander/Tomorrow People (1992) crossover that petered out after a couple chapters. I had read "The Witness" by Michelle Martin and I desperately wanted to do what she had done. To this day, I still haven't succeeded.
In all cases, it was the sense of community that pulled me into the fandoms. I'd never before been able to so freely talk about the shows I loved and have people understand my passion. That passion for the source didn't conflict with a desire to manipulate the source was even more amazing. I think it's safe to say that the presence of interesting and varied fanfic, as well as a community that supports interesting and varied fanfic, is one of the biggest draws for me to be in a fandom, as opposed to simply being interested in a show.
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1 - How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
I discovered fanfic during my time on CompuServe. I think my then boyfriend is the one who introduced me. He kept trying to get me into anime—a futile effort, it turned out—and somehow I learned about a fanfic sequel to the one show I was able to tolerate. Through steps that have been lost in the mists of time, I segued from there to the Forever Knight mailing list, and then rapidly to the Highlander and Sliders mailing lists, through which I lapped up every bit of fanfic anyone posted.
My very first fanfic was a Sliders/Highlander/Tomorrow People (1992) crossover that petered out after a couple chapters. I had read "The Witness" by Michelle Martin and I desperately wanted to do what she had done. To this day, I still haven't succeeded.
In all cases, it was the sense of community that pulled me into the fandoms. I'd never before been able to so freely talk about the shows I loved and have people understand my passion. That passion for the source didn't conflict with a desire to manipulate the source was even more amazing. I think it's safe to say that the presence of interesting and varied fanfic, as well as a community that supports interesting and varied fanfic, is one of the biggest draws for me to be in a fandom, as opposed to simply being interested in a show.
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